Sport
What do I develop?
PE is brilliant for developing your self-confidence, organisation and leadership. These are essential for any career path. When learning a new sport or technique in PE you are developing all of these skills even if you may not know it.
As well as developing your physical fitness, PE develops your: communication skills when you discuss tactics as a team, teamwork skills when you are working alongside students who wouldn’t normally be in your friendship group, analysis and evaluation when you are able to critically comment on someone’s technique or decision making in a certain sport.
How is this relevant to my future?
The skills that you learn and develop from practical core lessons, as well as those you gain in the classroom, are so important for when you leave school, be it in regular employment or further study. Teamwork, communication and social skills are vital in any job setting or workplace. Good teamwork is a skill that makes you employable, which is why any sporting achievements can be relevant for any applications or job interviews you may have in the near future. In the world of work, being able to communicate successfully with others is a well sought after skill.
Where could Sport take me?
There are numerous ways that PE and Sport could lead to a profession - don’t think that you have to teach or just be a professional sportsperson: Physiotherapist, Sports Scientist, Personal Trainer, Sports Management, Coaching these are just a few of the sport-related careers that you could choose from. Use the links at the bottom of this page to further explore those and more careers in and around Sport and PE
This could be you!
One of Mr Taylor's closest friends now owns his own Osteopathy Clinic. Osteopathy is very similar to physiotherapy. At school he did GCSE PE which taught him more specifically about the human body and how it works in relation to sport. He now works for a number of local rugby clubs as their physio as well as having many private clients. To learn more about Osteopathy click here:
Another classmate of Mr Taylor's in 6th form studied A-Level PE, and has since used his passion for health and fitness to become a Personal Trainer and Nutritionist. To learn more about what a Nutritionist does click here
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What next?
If you are interested in finding out more about potential Careers in Sport-related subjects, either request a Careers appointment or speak to your Careers Champion, Mr Taylor.